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How to Write Mbaqanga Songs
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How to Write Mbaqanga Songs

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
October 31, 2025
You want a song that makes people clap their hands, sway their hips and sing the chorus back in the taxi home. Mbaqanga is the music th...
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How to Write Dark Wave Lyrics
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How to Write Dark Wave Lyrics

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 1, 2025
You want lyrics that feel like a rainy neon night in a slow motion music video. You want words that are spare and strange. You want ima...
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Neoclassical New-Age Songwriting Advice
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Neoclassical New-Age Songwriting Advice

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
July 30, 2024
As a songwriter, you're likely no stranger to the allure of neoclassical new-age music. Characterized by its lush, orchestral soundscap...
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How to Write Vocal Jazz Songs
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How to Write Vocal Jazz Songs

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 1, 2025
You want songs that feel like a late night set at a smoky club and like a message left on your ex s machine at 3 a m all at once. Vocal...
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Alexandra Fordham, Bookings Manager at Ford Models, Inc. Contact Details
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Alexandra Fordham, Bookings Manager at Ford Models, Inc. Contact Details

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
September 3, 2024
As a musician, getting your foot in the door with top industry professionals can be a daunting task. Alexandra Fordham, Bookings Manage...
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Nick Drake - Pink Moon Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
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Nick Drake - Pink Moon Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 6, 2025
Short version You want to learn how a tiny, almost whisper quiet song can feel like a punch to the solar plexus. You want to steal tech...
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How to Write Lyrics About Identity crisis
How to Write Lyrics About Specific Emotions

How to Write Lyrics About Identity crisis

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 2, 2025
So you are standing on the emotional border between who you were and who everyone expects you to be. You have questions. You have outfi...
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How to Write Conscious Hip Hop Lyrics
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How to Write Conscious Hip Hop Lyrics

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 1, 2025
Want your bars to spark conversation and not just head nods? Conscious hip hop is music with a brain and a backbone. It wants people to...
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Townes Van Zandt - Pancho and Lefty Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
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Townes Van Zandt - Pancho and Lefty Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 6, 2025
Townes Van Zandt wrote songs like he was smuggling truth across the border: small, sharp, and impossible to forget. Pancho and Lefty is...
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How to Write Chap Hop Songs
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How to Write Chap Hop Songs

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 1, 2025
Chap Hop is the genre that politely tipped its hat to hip hop then clocked it with a walking cane for daring to be loud. If you imagine...
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